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Preliminary Market Engagement "PME" for the Provision of Metered District Heating Billing Solution and/or service

Leicester City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:14.

Opportunity overview

Procurement description Leicester City Council (the Council) is commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of initiating a potential procurement process in relation to District Heating and associated services for billing from the meters installed in our residential properties. The Council is open to delivery through: • a meter reading service from data loggers for in-house billing. • a metering/billing solution to enable in-house billing. • an externally delivered metering and billing service. The purpose of this engagement is to: • Understand the level of market interest. • Gather market intelligence on available solutions • Explore potential delivery models, including in-house and outsourced provision. • Identify risks, opportunities, and innovative practices. • Inform the Outline Business Case and the procurement strategy.

Classification

  • CPV09323000 — District heating
  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05a506
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 May 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Aug 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
09323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
District heating
Entry 2
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060931-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Sept 2025, 14:48

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
The council have published a PME document that includes a questionnaire we need completing by any prospective supplier in advance or no later than the deadline.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXRT-5737-VBQD
Name
Leicester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 1FZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXRT-5737-VBQD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rebecca Cowan

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 1FZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a506-2025-09-30T14:48:39+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·